How do I get API credentials for Home River Group?

You need to log in to your Entrata instance (homeriver.entrata.com) and navigate to Setup > Company > API Access. If you don't have access, contact your system administrator.

Can I create work orders with this MCP?

Yes, you can use the create_work_order tool to submit new maintenance requests directly into the system.

Is the subdomain required?

It defaults to 'homeriver'. If your specific instance uses a different subdomain, you should provide it during setup.

Are these real-time updates?

Yes, all data retrieved and created is processed directly through the Entrata API in real-time.

Home River Group MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Home River Group
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Author: Vinkius

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "home-river-group": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Home River Group MCP Server

Empower your AI agents to interact with Home River Group's property management system. This MCP server allows listing properties, checking unit availability, managing resident information, tracking work orders, and creating leads directly through Entrata. Perfect for automating property maintenance workflows and prospect management.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Home River Group to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

The Home River Group MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Home River Group to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Home River Group MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Home River Group

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Home River Group MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Home River Group through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

Home River Group + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Home River Group MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Home River Group MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Home River Group to Claude Desktop via MCP:

create_lead

Submits a new lead/prospect to Home River Group

create_work_order

Creates a new maintenance work order

get_availability

Checks availability for units in a property

get_leads

Lists sales leads and prospects

get_lease_info

Retrieves detailed lease information for residents

get_ledgers

Retrieves financial ledgers for residents

get_properties

This is the starting point to get PropertyIDs needed for other tools. You can filter by specific property IDs or search by name in the results. Lists properties managed by Home River Group

get_residents

You can filter by propertyId to see residents of a specific building. Lists residents across properties

get_units

Requires a valid PropertyID. Lists units for a specific property ID

get_work_orders

Filtering by propertyId is highly recommended. Lists maintenance work orders

Example Prompts for Home River Group in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Home River Group immediately.

"List all properties managed by Home River Group."

"Check for any open maintenance requests for property ID 123."

"Find all units available for lease in building 456."

Troubleshooting Home River Group MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Home River Group to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

Home River Group + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Home River Group MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.